Wow, I wasn't expecting much from this movie but I was bored and gave it a shot. I loved it. I also like plane stuff alot too so it's right up my alley. I'd defiantly rewatch sometime.
I was hoping for more, the trailer looked really good but got pretty much what I expected. It's basically a 2 hour eye roll with about 10 minutes of action thrown in the middle. If you don't know anything about the military you might like the action part but if you do then it's just 2 hours of straight eye roll.
This could have been such a great story but I think it's a law that you can't have a black guy in a movie unless the whole movie is centered around race (except Blade (and that's why Wesley Snipes is the best)). Anyway maybe one day Hollywood will get tired of telling the same story over and over and over again with different characters and settings. I gave it a 5 because I like planes, if it weren't for the fighter planes I probably would have given it a 2.
This movie is boring. There are way better war, pilot, racial movies out there.
It was alright. It was like 95% drama 5% action which was pretty disappointing for me at least. The main focus of the movie was about the struggles of being an African American in the 1950's which I felt was lazily executed.
Did not enjoy this movie at all. It was frankly boring and weak. The story was slow and lacked depth and grip.
A story of friendship between airmen in the midst of the little-known American intervention in the Korean War makes for an interesting buddy movie that at least tries to avoid the topics of racism, although the attitude of the white airman may seem somewhat paternalistic towards the only black airman. , who is photographed by magazines to give an image of normality using what is exceptional in the army in front of the public. It's a movie that would have done better in another year, because it even shares an actor with "Top Gun: Maverick." But, although much less spectacular, it is much more honest in the representation of a sincere friendship.
The most predictable cliché of a movie I've seen in a long long time. Filmed in almost complete darkness because the sets were so ridiculously poor.
I really wanted to love this movie.
Visually, it's absolutely gorgeous! Unfortunately, the "friendship" which is supposed to be the emotional core of the movie rings completely hollow.
One of the two main characters is not a character at all. Lt. Hudner has literally zero characteristics (except not being racist), and the movie fails to make me care about him or even believe that he's a real person.
Why does he care about Jesse so much? Because he's black? Because Daisy asked him to in their one short conversation?
Such a disappointment. Not a terrible movie, but it could really have been great.
This was really a rock solid movie from start to finish! Plane lovers will enjoy it, war drama fans will enjoy it, movie theater goers will really enjoy it! I think the biggest knock of this movie is the fact it came out the same year as Top Gun Maverick, with one of the same leading actors. It will forever be in its shadow. It’s a damn great shadow, but a shadow nonetheless.
Rating: 4/5 - 8.5/10 - Would Recommend
I really liked it. I thought the chemistry between the two leads wasn't great but I had no idea that it was a true story until the end. Not everyone builds "hollywood" style great chemistry friendships some people are quiet and reserved and not likeable. But the emotions build slowly but steadily - towards the end I had tears in my eyes, always a good sign of success for me.
I would have loved to hear the story from the other side too - the Chinese soldiers.
Not bad movie, but kinda not spectacular either.
Story and acting good, CGI very good. Atmos surround sound - superb.
Main character Jessie Brown has a personality of a goldfish.
Could've skipped the whole Cannes trip and shortened the movie by about 30-45 minutes and it wouldn't have been missed.
Generous 7/10
The story, it hits hard… Getting to see what Jesse went through (as many others do to this day sadly) and you start to see that what we think as helping someone is actually nothing at all because its way different when its about a black person (sadly and these things happen still today)…
Definitely a nice gesture towards the legend Jesse L. Brown and sharing his story and “legacy” through a movie (may I say, which can inspire many others)!
Phenomenal acting from Jonathan Majors. An inspiring story. A "forgotten" war. Really great effects. Devotion had all of the ingredients to be a tear-jerking blockbuster but - tragically - it misses the mark. Majors is astounding as Jesse Brown, a pioneering Black pilot in the early days of military integration, never more so than when the racism, discrimination, and abuse that his character has internalized erupts from within. His scolding of his co-pilot at the start of the third act, which starts as a murmur but rises with every sentence to a thundering crescendo, is as powerful and affecting a cry for an ally as anything you'll ever see on screen. In those moments he rises so far above the script and his castmates that it's almost absurd. Glen Powell isn't bad in his role as wingman Tom Hudner, but he just looks out of his depth next to Majors. The cinemaphotography is beautiful, but it can't paper over the spaces where the story drags, and it certainly can't elevate the flat, nearly dead-eye performances of the entire supporting cast. J.D. Dillard's directorial choices baffled me throughout. Was Brown's squadron some sort of bubble that didn't have any racism in it? And could Thomas Sadoski's Lt. Cmdr. Cevoli have been any more corny & shallow? There were moments when tears threatened to well up, but the spell was never able to hold. I wish like hell that it had been able to.
The movie was ok but the acting fell way short.
The 'Top Gun: Maverick' comparisons are unfortunately hard to shake, but 'Devotion' remains a good flick.
Jonathan Majors produces a very good performance here, particularly in one or two scenes where he is particularly brilliant. Glen Powell, also in that other 2022 film of course, is good too. I don't think their onscreen chemistry is perfect, but I did enjoy watching 'em and respect their (based on real life) characters.
The look of the film visually is pleasant, good to see them use practical effects; aerial stunt coordinator Kevin LaRosa worked on this, having, you guessed it, worked on that 'Top Gun' sequel. Towards the end, I thoroughly enjoyed the music - it sets the tone for the conclusion ideally.
Somewhat of a shame this didn't come out a few years earlier or later than it in fact did. I still dig it on its own merits, all the same.
Was an overall great movie. Good acting and good story of how it was like to live as an African American in the 1950’s and be in the military. Would have liked to see a little more action scenes though but I get that it was more about the drama.
It's a true story, so if this is how it actually played out then who am I to knock it. I would've liked to see them have a stronger bond/connection but overall the movie was decent.
idk this was probably my favorite movie of the 2020s
Rated Connor 5, normal 7
See the Original, Independence Day: Resurgence, way better than this!
Shout by Lee Brown Barrow Movie BuffVIP 3BlockedParent2023-01-21T22:52:39Z
Good flight scenes, fine acting, and an interesting true story at the core. Unfortunately, the movie falls down a bit when it comes to telling that story as it fails to engage on an emotional level. The old fashioned dialogue is also a hindrance but it's still a movie worth watching, if only for a reminder of the man that inspired it.